​Crime Blotter: 2/25/17-3/8/17

A 16-year-old girl was found throwing up on the side of
Assembly Street. The vehicle she had been in was left sitting still in the
roadway with hazard lights on. Her
friend said they had left Tio’s where she had drunk a margarita. This makes evident the more than lenient carding
policies of Columbia establishments.

Peeing
on cars with strangers Feb. 26, 1:55 a.m.

One man learned his lesson in breaking the seal on a night
of heavy drinking. A citizen reported
that an unknown man got into the back of his car and then, when he was told to
get out, peed on the back of the vehicle. Police found the subject on the back porch using the railings for
balance and unaware of where he was.

GTA: Utility truck
edition March 1, 10:30 a.m.-11:14 a.m.

USC grounds and landscaping supervisor alerted police that an
unknown person removed a utility truck parked on college street directly outside
of the Old Alumni House that had the keys left in the ignition. So, if someone you know is skirting through
campus in a whip with a backpack leaf blower in the tailgate, it’s safe to
assume it was stolen.

DUI driver literally runs into USCPD March 4, 12:30 a.m.

A driver ignored a red light at the intersection of Sumter
and Pendleton and nearly collided with a USCPD vehicle. On top of what was
basically an invitation for police to arrest him, he hit the curb while pulling
over. Unsurprisingly, the motorist smelled
of alcohol and had slurred speech, but insisted he only consumed one alcoholic
beverage.

Popping Xanax like
Tic Tacs March 4, 5 a.m.

Police found a male subject bleeding from his face outside
of Capstone Residence Hall and were advised by security guards that he was not a student. The man gave conflicting stories of how the
assault occurred. He was not coherent and was unsteady when standing. He attempted to search through his cell phone as if it were a wallet to look for his ID, so
he gave the officer permission to search him in order to locate his ID — bad
idea. During the search, a Tic Tac box containing pills marked as Xanax
instead of tasty orange 1/2-calorie breath mints was found. The subject said he was not prescribed the
drug and admitted to taking a few of the pills that night and drinking 4 or 5 PBRs.